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State and local partnership key to improving US 6 east and west of Edwards

October 24, 2013 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - EAGLE COUNTY, The Colorado Department of Transportation will advertise a project to prospective contractors this February that will improve US 6 east and west of Edwards.

Pending a successful contract award, the much-anticipated project will begin in early spring and last through late fall 2014. The project has a $4.4 million budget.

The improvements will extend from Squaw Creek Road (MP 163.1) to just east of Avon Road (MP 170.2). The scope of work includes the following:

Providing a 1.5-inch asphalt overlay to resurface the roadway and improve smoothness;

Adding four-foot (minimum) paved shoulders in areas where a wall is not required to improve safety for vehicles and bicyclists;

Paving some of the bus pull-outs;

Adding short taper lanes next to bus pull-outs for safer access and improved highway mobility;

Making ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) upgrades at all major intersections.

“This work is a great example of a successful partnership between county and state,” CDOT Resident Engineer Martha Miller said. “This highway sees an average of 11,000 vehicles a day, as well as plenty of cyclists and pedestrians. We are looking forward to completing this project, which will benefit all users in this multi-modal area of ours.”

For information on other CDOT projects statewide, the public may call 511, log onto www.cotrip.org or sign up for project/road condition updates in any given area by going to www.coloradodot.info and choosing the green phone icon in the upper-right corner.